Gender-based analysis Plus (GBA Plus)

Introduction

In 2018, Parliament passed the Canadian Gender Budgeting Act. The Departmental Plans and Departmental Results Reports are being used to fulfill the President of the Treasury Board’s obligations to make public, every year, analysis on the impacts of expenditure programs on gender and diversity.

Each department is responsible for conducting their own Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus).

The Policy on Results indicates that Program officials, as designated by Deputy Heads, are responsible for ensuring data collection for meeting policy requirements.

Applicability

All organizations must complete GBA Plus supplementary information tables in departmental plans and departmental results reports on an annual basis.

Section 1: Institutional GBA Plus governance and capacity

Governance

The Secretariat for the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) will implement a GBA+ framework in 2025-2026 and designate a GBA+ Champion for the Secretariat. The Secretariat will also require its employees to complete GBA+ training as part of its mandatory training roster.

Capacity

The Secretariat is a micro-agency comprised of 12 FTEs, as such there are no FTEs dedicated exclusively to GBA+ implementation. In FY 2025-26, the Secretariat will designate a GBA+ Champion and will develop and implement a GBA+ Framework.

Human resources (full-time equivalents) dedicated to GBA Plus

The Secretariat is a micro-agency comprised of 12 FTEs, as such there are no FTEs dedicated exclusively to GBA+ implementation. However, GBA+ considerations have been and continue to be an active component of the Secretariat’s hiring and staffing practices and are reflected in the current staff complement.

Section 2: Gender and diversity impacts, by program

Core responsibility

The core responsibility of the Secretariat is to support Parliamentary review of national security and intelligence activities in Canada, thereby contributing to enhanced transparency and accountability of the national security framework.

Program name

Parliamentary review of national security and intelligence activities is supported by the following programs:

• Reviews
• Internal Services

Program goals

As a review body focused on national security and intelligence organizations, the Secretariat’s work is delivered internally within government and does not have a direct impact upon Canadians. However, GBA+ considerations have been and continue to be an active component of the Secretariat’s hiring and staffing practices and are reflected in the current staff complement.

GBA Plus data collection plan

As a review body focused on national security and intelligence organizations, the Secretariat’s work is delivered internally within government and does not have a direct impact upon Canadians. As such, there is no requirement to collect data on gender and diversity.